WINNING THE “HEAD”

WINNING THE “HEAD” GAME by Coach Sonny Smith and Lou Vickery ($19.95 and we pay for shipping)

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Athletics starts with the body, but ultimately, it is the nature of the mind that speaks to the level of achievement an

athlete experiences in sports. The mission of WINNING THE “HEAD” GAME is to provide the ingredients to help athletes

and coaches build a bridge from where they are to where they would like to be. Hall of Fame coach Sonny Smith (Charles

Barkley’s college basketball coach) joins me in the writing of this gem for young athletes and those who coach them.

Together we bring over 60 years of professional and amateur experience to outlining what it takes to become an elite

athlete. The first three chapters are an autobiography of Sonny, where he shares parts of his background for the first

time. The lessons in this book will have carryover value well beyond the athletic arena. The motivational, inspirational,

and informative messages in the book are a mixture of works that primarily apply to the “what” and “why,” instead of

the “how,” of sports. But nowhere does sports end and life begin, at the end of one is the beginning of the other.